Baked chicken wings in sweet and spicy sauce
4 servings
40 minutes
Baked chicken wings in a sweet and spicy sauce are a vibrant dish of Chinese cuisine that combines depth of flavor and appetizing texture. Wings soaked in a rich sauce made from tomato paste, soy sauce, and spices acquire a rich sweet-spicy taste with a hint of smokiness. Ginger and paprika add zest, while lemon juice and vinegar highlight the harmony of aromas. The wings are baked to a golden crust while retaining juiciness inside. This is the perfect treat for warm friendly gatherings or as an accompaniment to an Asian dinner.
1
Prepare the sauce. For this, mix the remaining ingredients in a bowl (crush fresh garlic with a garlic press or grate it).
- Garlic: 2 cloves
2
Place the wings in a baking dish. If necessary, grease the dish with oil. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees on convection mode. Mix the wings with 3/4 of the sauce, place in the preheated oven, and bake for 25 minutes. (If a crispy crust is desired — add all the sauce, bake for not 25 but 35 minutes and skip the next step. In this case, the wings will be less spicy.)
- Chicken wings: 1000 g
- Soy sauce: 3 tablespoons
- Tomato paste: 70 g
- Ground ginger: pinch
- Ground paprika: 1 teaspoon
- Smoked paprika: 1 teaspoon
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Ground dried garlic: pinch
- Sugar: 2 teaspoons
- Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons
- Vinegar: 1 teaspoon
- Chili powder: to taste
- Dried oregano: pinch
- Ketchup: to taste
3
Remove the wings from the oven, add the remaining sauce, mix, and bake for another 5 minutes. Serve hot.
- Soy sauce: 3 tablespoons
- Tomato paste: 70 g
- Ground ginger: pinch
- Ground paprika: 1 teaspoon
- Smoked paprika: 1 teaspoon
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Ground dried garlic: pinch
- Sugar: 2 teaspoons
- Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons
- Vinegar: 1 teaspoon
- Chili powder: to taste
- Dried oregano: pinch
- Ketchup: to taste